Newsletter-Late-Week

Women’s flag football on the rise in Kansas

In recent years, women’s flag football has experienced an unprecedented rise in Kansas, transforming the state’s sports landscape and providing young female athletes with new opportunities to showcase their skills. While traditionally dominated by male players, the sport is seeing increasing popularity among high school and college-aged women, spurred on by changing attitudes toward gender in sports, growing grassroots efforts and greater institutional support.Flag football, a non-contact version of American football, has long been popular among both men and women at the recreational level.

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Basehor library rolls out adult reading program

As the bitter cold of winter begins to rear its ugly head for the season, Basehor Community Library is offering a program to help pass the days when it’s just too miserable to leave the house.The library’s annual Winter Reading Program kicked off last week with the goal to encourage library patrons to read at least three books within the two-month timeframe of the program. As a bonus, readers who read five books qualify for a special prize awarded in a grand prize drawing.

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